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Pity poor Mary Mallon, a cook in the New York City area at the turn of the century. She meant no harm, but nevertheless managed to infect at least 51 people, possibly more, killing at least three with the dread disease that has forever been linked to her name. Mary herself was immune to Typhoid fever, but as a carrier her effectiveness was deadly. A 1904 epidemic on Long Island was traced to her, but she disappeared before she could be quarantined. Mary was caught in 1907 (again working as a cook) and was put in isolation. She was released three years later only after promising not to seek employment in a kitchen again. But a 1914 outbreak of Typhoid was traced to--you guessed it. This time she was held in isolation until her death from a stroke, in 1938, with her name living on in infamy. Please place in the Subject Line: WEBPAGE-ARTICLE 
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